Monday, September 28, 2009

Laurie Zuckerman presents a weekend Memory Jug workshop at the Artists' Nook on November 21-22, 2009. Join me for this small intimate workshop limited to the first eight people who register. You don't need to know anything about making memory jugs. I will teach you about techniques and the mysterious sensibilities of this historic American folk art tradition, and get you well on your way to finishing your first memory jug in this two-day class.

To see more examples of Laurie's memory jugs, scroll to older posts on this blog, or even better, attend her current art exhibit at the Loveland Museum, entitled Memento Mori. The exhibit showcases fourteen of her intricately constructed memory jugs alongside her poignant altar installations, all dedicated to her family. Memento Mori opened August 29 and closes on November 1, 2009.

For workshop information and registration for this workshop at the Artists' Nook in Bellvue, Colorado, click on this link: http://www.theartistsnook.net/w-memory_jug.shtml

For information on Laurie's altar and memory jug exhibit at the Loveland Museum in Northern Colorado, click on this link: http://www.ci.loveland.co.us/Cultural_Services/cultural_services_museum_exhibits.htm

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Laurie Zuckerman presents a free gallery talk and tour of her one-woman altar exhibition at the Loveland Museum entitled, Memento Mori: Deconstruction of the Nuclear Family, on Thursday evening, September 24 in the Main Gallery. This unique exhibit includes complex altar installations, Mexican Diá de los Muertos ofrendas, ancestor altars, and intricate memory jugs commemorating her "nuclear family" in the 1950s. The show opened August 29 and continues through November 1, 2009.

Come early or stay later to watch the video interview with Laurie Zuckerman and tour of her altars filmed in her home in Fort Collins. There are also "cellphone tours" that Laurie has recorded for the viewer discussing personal aspects of ten of the altars and memory jugs in the show.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Meet the artist! Laurie Zuckerman will be "in residence" at her Loveland Museum exhibit, Memento Mori: Deconstruction of the Nuclear Family on Friday, September 11, from 6-9 pm, as part of Loveland's A Night on the Town Gallery Walk. I would love to talk with you, plus answer questions or listen to your comments about my memorial show of family altars, installations, memory jugs, shrine photography, and anything else on your mind.

The museum is at 5th and Lincoln in downtown Loveland, Colorado. Here is their website for more information:http://www.ci.loveland.co.us/Cultural_Services/cultural_services_museum.htm

Laurie Zuckerman's altar and memory jug exhibit at the Loveland Museum has been receiving some good Northern Colorado press both on-line and in the traditional "paper" newspapers in Fort Collins and Loveland, the Coloradoan and the Reporter-Herald. Take a look at these on-line articles!

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Laurie Zuckerman's altars and memory jugs were photographed in her home studio last summer by Lynne Perrella and Sarah Blodgett for Lynne's new book: Art Making and Studio Spaces: Unleash Your Inner Artist:An Intimate Look at 31 Creative Workspaces. Lynne and Sarah travelled the country photographing selected art studios for Lynne's next book. They spent about four hours documenting every room of my house, since my studio spaces are spread all over the living spaces of the house, so people will get to see my family memorial jugs and home altars in context. The book is due for a January 2010 release.

I have just seen page layouts from the publisher and it looks great. My profile in the book spans six pages with text, quotes, and color photographs of my artwork in progress in the various studio spaces and display areas throughout my house. It will be fascinating to see all the other artists' studios and artwork. I have also contributed my own photos of my altars to her book, which Lynne is planning to use as the front and back inner pages of the book. I can't wait to see it!

Here is the impressive list of artists in the book. I am in great company:

“What a super opportunity! I have always wanted to write a book about studios, and this was my chance to not only visit studios here in the Hudson Valley in New York but also to travel throughout the Northeast and Southwest. My photographer, Sarah Blodgett, captured every detail; plus I was blessed to receive photos from several artists who did an amazing job of capturing their studio environments. Just about everyone obeyed my request – “Don’t clean up!” Unlike other rooms, studios defy all the usual rules of form and function. Never truly “finished” or static, these workspaces remain available, elastic, and open for business, while intensely private and personal.

"This remarkable creative group have thrown open the doors, windows, and drawers of their studios and welcomed us inside for look. Unique and distinctive as its inhabitant; and as personal as a signature, each studio awaits. Join me!” - Lynne Perrella

If you are interested, you can pre-order this book at Amazon.com. Here's Amazon's own blurb about the book:

Art Making and Studio Spaces is a visual studio tour, an opportunity to turn the key and discover the inner workings of artists in their ultra-personal, unique workspaces. The mission of the book is to look inside studios in progress, amidst the throes of the artmaking process, and to investigate the thoughts of the artists within. This book reveals the interplay between artist and studio, and explores how each workspace reflects a different, distinctive creative journey. Photography by Sarah Blodgett, plus contributed photos by some of the artists, combines with personal insights to provide an incomparable studio tour that will inspire you to create your own private work space. Pages from Lynne Perrella’s art journal are included, to give further insight into this bottomless topic of "art and where it happens."

Lynne Kendall Perrella is a mixed-media artist, author, designer, workshop instructor, and incurable collector. Her interests include collage, assemblage, one-of-a-kind books, and art journals. She conducts creativity workshops in the United States and abroad and exhibits collage in galleries throughout the Berkshire Mountains.

Laurie Beth Zuckerman's Memory Jugs Book provides detailed instructions for making traditional folk art memory jugs. CLICK on the book image to read more about this 255-page book with hundreds of color photographs. The Book CD is available for $20, plus $4 for shipping within the States. The book PDF file can be shared instantly with you via Dropbox sharing for $20. To inquire about shipping costs to your country, please email lauriebethzuckerman@gmail.com